Foster City · San Mateo County

Schools in Foster City

Foster City’s 4 public elementary schools all sit between the 85th and the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 85th to 91st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Beach Park Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Foster City Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Brewer Island Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
  • Audubon Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
4Strong

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Middle · 1 school

at 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Bowditch Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

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Schools around Foster City

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Foster City score highest?

Beach Park Elementary is highest, at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Foster City

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Foster City elementary school had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Foster City stand?

Bowditch Middle is at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Foster City.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

2 private schools have a Foster City address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Foster City rank highest?

Elementary: Beach Park Elementary, 91st percentile (Strong). Middle: Bowditch Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Foster City decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Foster City good?

Foster City’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 85th to the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. Foster City has one public middle school we score, Bowditch Middle, at the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Foster City compare with California?

The average Foster City elementary school had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Foster City address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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